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SWEET -WATER PARK HOTEL AND BOULtVAhD. 

A RIDE of less than an hour from Atlanta — the New York of the South — in the hand- 
some coaches and over the well built roadbed of the Georgia Pacific Division of the 
Piedmont Air Line System of railways, brings the invalid, tourist or pleasure-seeker to the 
famous Bowden Lithia Springs, lying quietly among the hills of Northern Georgia, a little 
further south than Marietta, Ga., and about on a line with Aiken, S. C, 1,200 feet above 
the sea-level, and sufficiently removed from the coast — 300 miles — to escape the heavy salt 
air, with its depressing influence upon the delicate invalid. 

This group of Springs has attained a national reputation for the curative powers of its 
Waters in a wider range of human diseases than that of any other known mineral spring in 
this or any country, surpassing in efficiency the famous waters of Europe. 

The surrounding country is elevated and broken, interspersed with pine, oak, maple 
and cypress forests, and watered by haw and holly-skirted streams. The deep pine woods, 
with their resinous odors, the sun-kissed hill tops and the deliciously cool valleys between, 
give rise to expressions of delight and surprise from every visitor. 



BOWDEN LITHIA SPRINGS, GEORGIA. 




HOLLY BEND, ON THE SWEET WATER. 



The climate, for the large majority of invalids, is decidedly preferable to that of the high 
mountainous regions, where the great and sudden changes of temperature so often occur, 
especially in the evening, exerting a depressing and injurious influence upon the feeble and 
delicate in search of health. Those who are at all familiar with this locality, as compared 
with the former, very readily admit the fact that the air at this resort is far dryer and more 
salutary. Although the mountains may present higher altitudes and sublimer scenery, and 
the resorts near the ocean and in the low regions of southern Georgia and northern Florida 
furnish easier access to large bodies of water, yet it should be borne in mind that their 
atmospheres are heavily charged with moisture that is inimical to the health of all but the 
most robust. A feature well worthy the attention of the public in connection with this 
matter, especially bearing upon the benefits derived from sea water, is the fact that Bowden 
Lithia Water possesses all the valuable qualities of sea water without the disadvantage of 
the heavy salt sea air, so dangerous to invalids. Prof. N. A. Pratt, M.D., State Chemist 
of Georgia, says, in his analysis of Bowden Lithia Water : " The sodium chloride 2S\A Iodine 
impart to this water all that is valuable in sea 7vater." These facts, taken in connection with 
the overshadowing fact that not one of these resorts — mountain or ocean — is blessed with the 
life-giving and health-restoring Water found at these Springs, seem to render further 
argument unnecessary. 

The temperature, in its widest range, does not suffer by comparison with either class of 
resorts above mentioned, but produces a more equable climate than they, rarely reaching 
90° in summer or going below 40° in winter, while the nights are proverbially pleasant, 
insuring comfortable and refreshing sleep. When sufferers from Insomnia have used the 
W^ater they have found the Bromides contained jn it acting like magic upon the Nervous 
System, 



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Gei^tpal ai2d JHeplIjeFij Seepgia. 

The great " Cotton Belt " of the South passes through this section, and on every hand 
are seen the great cotton fields blooming with the beautiful " cotton-flower " from August 
to October, soon followed by the bursting boll of pure white, fleecy cotton, the greatest 
staple of the world's commerce. Here, too, will be found corn that rivals even the famous 
product of Illinois, waving under the genial sunshine, and growing to an enormous size both 
in stalk and ear. 




THE OLD COTTON MILL, SWEET WATER SHOALS. 
DESTROYED BY SHERMAN'S CAVALRY. END VIEW, SHOWING OLD WATER-RACE. 



We present herewith a photographic view of a majestic ruin — Manchester Mill — on the 
Sweet Water Shoals, formerly the finest cotton factory and water-power in all the South. 
This mill was destroyed by a company of Federal cavalry during the investment of Atlanta, 
and stands to-day a mute, but eloquent protest against the vandalism of war. The heavy, 
massive brick and granite foundations and walls, the once-powerful water-wheel, thirty feet 
in diameter, the twisted and bent shafting, the dilapidated stone mill-race, and the general 
ruin produce a feeling of regret at their destruction. The walls, five stories in height, are 
overtopped by large trees growing within them, and the interior, a photograph of which is 
here given, is peculiarly instructive and interesting. The Rapids of the Sweet Water, 
which furnished the motive power for this large factory, are picturesque beyond description. 
For over two thousand yards the fall is very rapid, and the rushing, foaming torrent leaps 
and plunges from bowlder to bowlder in a current over one hundred yards in width, forming 
a scene that is unsurpassed for beauty and rugged grandeur by any natural water 



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the entire South. The Old Cotton Mill and the Shoals are accessible by a short hour's 
drive, over a good road, through odorous pine woods and along theKalmia-skirted banks of 
the placid Sweet Water. 

There are no better roads or more delightful drives than those extending in all direc- 
tions from Sweet Water Park Hotel for miles around. The famous Shoals, the Ruined 
Mill, Chapel Hill, the Dome Rocks, showing the mighty action of some great sea in pre- 
historic limes, the Mill in the Glen, Ferguson's Mill, the Old Distillery, where, at the 
present time, the finest peach and apple brandy and superior whiskey are distilled. Powder 
Springs, the beautiful boat-rides on the Sweet Water, the resinous pine forests which 
abound in every direction, the blooming cotton-fields, the great Piedmont Chautauqua, 
with its wondrously beautiful Rose Mound, mammoth Amphitheatre, capable of seating 
6,000 people, Moorish Hall, School of Philosophy, Rambles and Lake, and many other 
points of interest, render this section of country irresistibly attractive, and one to which the 
visitor invariably returns. A most excellent livery is maintained at the hotel, affording 
unexcelled facilities for visiting all points of interest by carriage or saddle. 




SECTION OF DINING ROOM, SWEET WATER PARK HOTEL. 



From the Observatory of the Hotel a most magnificent panorama of landscape is 
spread out for miles at one's feet. Looking east we see the smoke from the many chimneys 
of manufactories in Atlanta, twenty miles distant, with the Chattahoochee River, like a 
silver ribbon in an emerald landscape, and a fine rolling country supervening. To the 
north lies famous old Kenesaw Mountain, from whose summit was waved that memorable 
message to the beleaguered garrison at Altoona, " Hold the fort, I am coming," which has 
since been set to music and sung the world around. Beyond is that stubbornly contested 
field of Resaca. To the northwest is. famous Lookout Mountain, ever memorable for its 
"battle among the clouds." This is historic ground, and yet to-day gives evidence of 
naught save the peaceful pursuits of the industrious and energetic citizens of the Empire 
State of the South — Georgia. 



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The superb Sweet Water Park Hotel has accommodations for 500 guests. The cuisine 
is unsurpassed by any similar house in this country. The service is by a corps of trained 
waiters, and is prompt and efficient. The grand dining-room is finished in cherry and 
curled pine, with eight large French plate mirrors surmounting handsome sideboards. The 
linen is above reproach, while the plate is of the best. There are no dark rooms in the 
house. The beds are of curled hair, with wire mattress, and the linen is scrupulously clean. 
The Hotel is lighted by 750 incandescent electric lamps, there being no gas or other danger- 
ous illuminating agents used. The porches, ranging from fifteen to twenty feet in width, 
are 700 feet long, on three sides of the house. The ball room is spacious and lighted by 
electric lamps, and a good orchestra is supplied for dancing. 

The grounds are artistically laid out in the most modern landscape form, amid a pro- 
fusion of the finest flowers of every variety, which are prettily grouped about the several 
fountains. Broad drives approach the wide and spacious porches, and the Bowden Lithia 
Springs Short Line Railroad trains depart every half hour from the west porch of the Hotel 
for the Lithia Springs, if miles distant. 




OFFICE, SWEET WATER PARK HOTEL. 
SHOWING TESSKLATED MARBLE FLOOR. 



This elegant hostelry was built by Messrs. E. W. Marsh & Co. upon the firm convic- 
tion that the remarkable results attained by physicians from the use of the Water in the wide 
range of ills that flesh is heir to, would ultimately attract the attention of the entire country, 
drawing not alone the pleasure-seeker, but the invalid, seeking relief when all other means 
fail. The climate, indeed, is remarkable. Situated 1,200 feet above the sea level, 300 
miles from the coast, the air is dry and bracing, and miasma, malaria and fevers are 
unknown. ■ ' 

In this connection the following extract from an article by Dr. Ferdinand M. Seeger, 
of New York, editor of ]\Tedical Classics, in the June, 1888, issue, in relation to this Hotel, 
will prove very interesting reading to those who are anxious to secure the best Water and the 
best hygienic conditions : 



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" It should be borne in mind that in selecting a mineral spring resort there are other 
factors to be considered. The site and location of the spring ; the healthfulness of its 
location and similar factors, are no less important. A visit to a mineral spring resort implies 
a more or less prolonged stay at some hotel or boarding-house, and to the careful invalid 
this brings up questions as to the sanitary condition of the hotel, the purity of its water- 
supply, the disposal of its sewage, the drainage, and other equally important factors. The 
managers of the Sweet Water Park Hotel, at Lithia Springs, Georgia, have been very care- 
ful in locating their hotel with a view to hygienic and sanitary advantages. It is located 




SWEET WATER SHOALS— OLD MILL IN DISTANCE. 
PHOTO TAKEN FROM PALISADES, 150 FEET ABOVE THE STREAM. 



1,200 feet above the sea level, and the location, soil and subsoil are of a character which 
conform with thorough natural drainage. The air is pure and bracing ; the temperature 
rarely falls below 40° Fahr. in the winter, and in the summer it seldom goes over 90° Fahr. 
The purity of the air is such, however, that temperature changes are hardly noticed. The 
Georgia pine, which grows very largely in this section, exhales its balsamic aroma and adds 
its soothing and healing influence to an atmosphere so pure that every inspiration is a 
luxury and a pleasure. The vegetables are from the hotel gardens, and therefore fresh and 
in liberal supply. The meat is obtained from Chicago in refrigerator cars. Every care is 
taken to insure a clean, fresh and pure milk-supply, the Hotel Company owning its own 
herd of Jersey cows. As an additional evidence of the care taken to make tliis a true 
sanitary resort, over a quarter of a million of dollars were expended upon the Hotel, 
grounds and sanitary arrangements." 

Unlike the ocean and mountain resorts, the " season " proper lasts until October, and 
henceforth the Hotel will remain open for guests during the entire year, in order that they 
may be enabled to secure the benefits to be derived from drinking the Water and using the 
various baths at the Springs. 



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So many remarkable accounts are given the public of cures effected by nearly all 
springs, that it is beginning to be tiresome to listen to them. But so few are well authenti- 
cated that suspicion is cast upon ail, in some instances unjustly. Since the use of mineral 
waters has become general, many invalids have been most shamefully misled into visiting the 
so-called " health-giving springs" of every kind, whether possessing remedial properties or 
not, and have purchased and used the " all-healing " waters, only to find them mirages, and 
the search for relief a bitter disappointment. 

Dr. Ferdinand M. Seeger, in Medical Classics, June, 18SS, further says, in relation 
to this subject, in an article entitled, " A Pure Mineral Water : " 

" The history of mineral springs shows that mineral waters have been held in high 
esteem as remedies both by the civilized and uncivilized of every age. ' There is,' says that 
able writer Walton,* ' an atmosphere of quackery surrounding springs in this country, 
which is exceedingly repulsive to the scientific physician. The ' cure-all ' style of adver- 
tisement, pursued by many proprietors of springs, has contributed largely to bring odium 




RAPIDS OF THE SWEET WATER. 



upon mineral waters. Hopeless invalids have been induced to take long journeys to springs 
in no way adapted to their diseases.' I have never seen clearer water than that from the 
Bowden Lithia Springs, which are located on the grounds of the Hotel, and I take pleasure 
in saying that I have examined it carefully and tried it, and recommend its use to all suf- 
ferers from Uric Acid troubles. Its ' sparkling purity ' gives it a most inviting and refresh- 
ing appearance. It is very pleasant and palatable, and for mixing with wines it is certainly 
the peer of any imported water." 

The true value of a medicinal agent is determined by the results attained bv its use. 
There can be no other satisfactory test. The proof of the pudding lies rather in its eating 
than in the recipe for its construction, and the value of a medicinal mineral water is deter- 
mined by the bonafide cures resulting from its use. 

•'• Mineral Waters of the United States and Canadas." 



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For over lOO years the locality from which Bowden Lithia Water comes was known as a 
" deer-lick " by the Cherokee Indians, who at one time inhabited all the northern and cen- 
tral part of Georgia, and the edges of the bowlders in the Springs show to-day conclusive 
evidences that these animals frequented the Springs and " licked" the rocks in order to 
obtain the saline properties of the Water. An unquestioned indication of the value placed 
upon the Water by the Indians themselves is shown by the fact that they hollowed out of 
the solid rock the smooth, round basins so characteristic of the race, and which were found 
when the Springs were prepared for general use. It was a " medicine " spring for the 




KALMIA AVENUE, BANKS OF THE SWEET WATER. 
I,000 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL. 



Cherokees, and around it hovered the " Spirit of Healing " in the Indian mind, sent by the 
Manitou, or Great Spirit, to heal their wounded or diseased bodies and renew their wonted 
vigor, so essential for the chase or the war-path. 

The first authentic cure effected by the water upon a white person was in the case 
of Mr. M. S. Gore, an old man, now 73 years of age, who at the time of the cure was a lad 
of 13 years, and who still resides in the vicinity of the Springs. His use of the water was 
owing to the advice of the Indians. Since then, and up to within five years, no attempt 
had been made to keep any record of the many cures effected, although for many years 
prior to 1S84 parties came from long distances, bringing tents for living purposes, there 
being no accommodations, and subsisting upon the game to be found in the woods, and 
provisions brought with them from their homes. With these strong indications of the medi- 
cinal value of the Water confronting him, Judge John C. Bowden, from whom the Water 
derives its name, determined upon a careful analysis of it, and what had been considered a 
common "salt " water, proved to be the finest water of its kind ever discovered, being very 
rich in that rare salt, Bi-Carbonate of Lithium, containing more of that priceless ingredient 
than all other so-called " Lithia" Springs combined. With this valuable ingredient were 
also found Bromine, Iodine, Soda Salts, Iron and other tonic elements, which, as is con- 
ceded by the most eminent physicians, are valuable beyond computation in all Kitlney and 



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Bladder affections, Gout, Rheumatism, Calculi, Gravel, Cystitis, Stone, Dyspepsia of every 
form, Nervous Prostration, Insomnia, and a specific for the protean forms of Eczema. As 
a bath water in all cutaneous disorders, the value of it has been determined beyond any 
dispute. 

From Judge Bowden, the property passed into the possession of Mr. E. \V. Marsh, of 
Atlanta, Ga., the present owner, who, after thoroughly testing the Water, in cases that were 
pronounced incurable and sent to the Springs at his own expense, was induced to erect the 
splendid Sweet Water Park Hotel, Marble Pavilion, Bath House, Bottling-House, and the 
other improvements. The title, Sweet Water Park, was derived from the stream bearing 
that name, a short distance from the Hotel, named after old Sweet Water, a famous chief- 
tain of the Cherokees. Upon these improvements has been expended nearly half a million 
dollars. The illustration given below shows the Marble Pavilion over the principal spring, 
erected at a cost of $6,500, and forming the finest example of Spring architecture in this 
country. 




MARBLE PAVILION OVER LITHIA SPRING. 
AREA 3,000 SQUARE FEET ; COST $6,500 ; HOLDING 50O PEOPLE, 



The Water long since attracted the attention of physicians, and scarcely a practi- 
tioner in the State has failed to prescribe it in his practice, and with unvarying beneficial re- 
sults. We append herewith a letter from Dr. J. B. S. Holmes, of Rome, Ga., President of 
the Georgia State Medical Association: 

Rome, Ga., September 30th, 18S9. 
Bowden Litliia Springs Co., 

Lithia Springs, Ga. 
Gentlemen : — It gives me great pleasure to add my testimony to the value of your 
Bowden Lithia Water in many diseases. For several years I have used it extensively in my 



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practice, with the most gratifying results. Its effects, in many cases of Stomach, Kidney, 
Bladder and Nervous Diseases, have been truly marvelous. I have had particularly 
happy results from its use with ladies suffering with Insomnia and Nervous Dyspepsia. 1 
can and do heartily recommend this water as a very valuable remedial agent. 




BOATING ON THE SWEET WATER. 

As to your hotel — the Sweet Water Park — I found it strictly first-class in all of its ap- 
pointments. The location is superb — elevated, dry, healthy and easy of access. The guest 
who is fortunate enough to spend a while within its hospitable walls is certainly to be 

congratulated. Very truly yours, 

J. B. S. Holmes, M.D. 



CONGRESS OF PHYSICIANS. 

AVe present herewith a photograph of the Congress of Physicians, held at the Springs, 
September loth, 1887. This learned and able body of gentlemen, comprising some of the 
most talented members of the Medical Faculty in all the South, gave its unqualified and 
hearty endorsement and approval to the wonderful medicinal qualities of Bowden Lithia 
Water. We also present, further on, the recommendations given by some physicians who 
did not attend the Congress. Surely there could be no greater consideration shown a min- 
eral water than this, and it should stamp Bowden Lithia Water as of the very highest 
order of merit. 




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BOVVDEN LITHIA SPRINGS, GEORGIA. 




THE FAMOUS BROMINE-LITHIA SPRING. 

Difel^ia — Ife§ yislepy ai^d tlse§. 

Lithia, from the Greek Lithos, a stone, was first discovered by Arvfredson, in 1817. 
It is considered the most valuable alkali known to the medical profession, from the fact that 
it is the only known solvent of Uric Acid, and when first discovered, owing to the great 
scarcity of the deposits of the rare mineral from which it is derived — Petalite — and which 
is seldom found occurring in mineral waters, it was feared that the supply would be inade- 
quate to the demand. Its name — Lithia — stone dissolver — is derived from its peculiarly 
powerful quality of dissolving uric acid calculi, whether in the kidneys or bladder, formed 
by deposits of Uric or Lithic Acid, a synonym used by J. Milner Fothergill, M.D., of 
England, for Gout Poison. (See his " Gout in its Protean Aspects.") It is singular in its 
power, and its value is beyond computation in the treatment of all forms of diseases of the 
Uric Acid Diathesis. A remarkable feature in connection with its presence in this country 
fs that there are no genuine Natural l.ithia Springs found, save upon the eastern slope of 
the great mountainous chain extending from southern Pennsylvania to middle Georgia and 
Alabama, and it is only there that they are known to exist. Aside from their value in remov- 
ing these calculi formations, these waters are unsurpassed in their value as prophylactics or 
preventives of this form of disease. Their great superiority over any artificial compound pre- 
pared by the most skillful chemist is attested by every well-informed physician. Thompson, 
in his " Preventive Treatment of Calculus," says: " I have proved by experiment that the 
solutions prepared by nature (Lithia Waters) far surpass in effect the same draughts concocted 
by the apothecary," thus showing conclusively the value of Natural Lithia Waters. Artificial 
mineral waters, owing to impure water and drugs, and their almost criminal adulteration, are 
pronounced by eminent medical authorities as positively dangerous to use, and they have 
agitated the promulgation of a general law forbidding their manufacture and sale. 



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yet Bppinfs Byst-en^ ©f Batiks. 




BATH HOUSE AND MEDICAL DEPARTMENT, 

Far Better than Simply a Hot Water is the Famous Medicinal Water (heated 

to any desired temperature) of the Bromine-Lithia Spring. It 

Accomplishes More in Every Form of Disease than any 

Hot Spring in the World, and We Can Prove It. 

The Company has secured the services of a competent physician, who is familiar with 
Hot Springs, Ark., to introduce the famous Hot Springs System of Bathing at Lithia 
Springs. The Hot Springs Bath House or Medical Department is now completed and is 
built on the same principle as those of Hot Springs, Ark. 

Parties suffering from any of the following troubles will find relief and cure from the 
use of these baths in connection with the proper remedies, as medicines are more effective 
when the system is cleansed by bathing : Rheumatism, Gout, Scrofula, Paralysis, Neural- 
gia, Syphilis — acquired or hereditary, in all its different forms — Ozena and Catarrhal Sore 
Throat, Skin Eruptions, embracing Eczema, Psoriasis, Urticaria, Impetigo, Prurigo, Rupia, 
Chronic Ulcers, Glandular Enlargements, Malarial Poison, and of special benefit in Men- 
strual Troubles. 

This is a long list, yet all are caused directly or indirectly by an impure condition of 
the blood. The Vapor Bath sweats out the impure matter and rouses the dormant glandu- 



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lar system to action, and is acknowledged to be the most rapid and at the same time most 
thorough means of cleansing the system of impurities. Thousands and thousands of cases 
have been cured at the Springs by this process when all other remedies have failed and 
hope was gone. 

The vapor used here is obtained by passing a stream of Mineral Water over a coil of 
hot pipe. The vapor rises into a compartment in which the patient sits, and causes free 
sweating. While taking this bath the hot mineral water is drank freely, inducing 
free perspiration. 

The patient goes from this sweat cabinet, at the expiration of from three to eight min- 
utes, to a marble slab, and is rubbed briskly with a rubber brush. Soap is then applied 
and the rubbing continued till all the effete matter driven out by the sweating is removed. 
A tepid shower bath and sponge -off in alcohol complete the process. 

The latest and most improved electric apparatus has been provided for the treatment 
of cases where the use of electricity is indicated, including electric message. 

Any one desiring information in regard to special troubles, or wishing to know terms of 
treatment and baths, may write to Dr. W. H. Whitehead, Lithia Springs, Ga., who has 
charge of the Medical Department. 

Note. — Do not confound this Bath with the numerous sweat-box, hot-air arrangements 
now in use. This is a mineral vapor obtained from Lithia Springs Mineral Water, and is 
remarkable in its healing properties, leaving the skin soft and velvety, not harsh and dry. 
For Skin Eruptions and Old .Sores it is a certain cure. 




BOWDEN LITHIA SHORT LINE RAILROAD. 



This is a chartered company owned and controlled by the Springs Company, running 
comfortable and commodious cars hourly from the Hotel direct to the Springs, distant if 
miles, affording rapid and safe transit for guests. These trains run from 6 a. m. to 
9.30 P. M., leaving the west entrance of the Hotel on the even hour. 



BOWDEN LITHIA SPRINGS, GEORGIA. 



Its Motto: "The Enlightenment of the People." 

" I consider my part in the establishment of the Piedmont Chautauqua the one great meritorious 
act of my hfe." — Henry W. Gradv. 

There can be no higher ideal set up in the mind of the masses than an unselfish 
and self-sacrificing effort for the higher education and lifting up of the common 
people into the light of knowledge and honorable citizenship. And he who thus 
devotes himself to the great task must be counted a benefactor of his kind. 




GRAND ENTRANCE, MOORISH HALL, PIEDMONT CHAUTAUQUA. 
AMPHITHEATRE — HOLDING 8, COO PEOPLE — 5OO FEET IN BACKGROUND. 

This great educational institution owes its origin to the desire in the heart of 
the late Henry W. Grady to firmly plant upon the soil of his native State a means 
whereby his people, and not they alone, but all people, might ennoble themselves 
by developing a higher civilization and a sincere desire for that broad and compre- 
hensive knowledge which makes the whole world brothers. 

It was organized in 1887, and since that time has gone steadily forward upon 
the broad lines marked out for it by its founder. And to-day it offers, for nominally 
no return, an opportunity to those who, but for its establishment, would perforce 
be compelled to grope in comparative intellectual darkness. 



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PIEDMONT CHAUTAUQUA [_Al<E 
OWNED BY THE HOTEL COMPANY. 

Its progress has necessarily been hampered and impeded by the many obstacles 
to which such enterprises are exposed, chief among which was the overcoming of 
prejudice among classes who are inveterately opposed to the development of the 
spirit of intellectual equality and independent thought, and the natural antipathy 
of the unthinking among the densely ignorant, which finds its highest form of ex- 
pression in the phrase, " Them literary fellers." 

But it has gone steadily forward, nevertheless, and with undaunted spirit its 
promoters propose to bring it out into the bright sunlight of a full and great success. 
It requires no little courage thus to face a problem serious from both a literary and 
financial standpoint, and to its present owners, the people of the State of Georgia 
and of the entire Southland owe a debt of gratitude and loyal support, for by such 
means, above all others, do they indicate their desire for an honorable position 
among the sisterhood of States. 

It affords the very widest opportunities for the improvement of the minds and 
the morals of the people. Purely educational in character, non-sectarian in creed, 
unselfish in its desires, elevating in its tendencies, it strongly appeals to every lover 
of the true, the good and the beautiful. 

The talent devoted to the purposes of its founders is of the highest order. The 
most learned instructors in art, science and literature have from year to year been 
provided. The highest class of music has been rendered and its halls have re- 
sounded with the echoes of the voices of those eminent among the enlightened and 
advanced thinkers of the century. 

The already beautiful surroundings have this year been additionally beautified, 
and it is no great stretch of fancy to imagine one's self in the Groves of Parnassus, 
listening to the eloquent instruction of a Plato, or the oratory of a Demosthenes. 



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ROSE MOUND AND MUSIC PAVILION— PIEDMONT CHAUTAUQUA. 



Brilliant lectures upon Art, Science, Literature, Religious History, Travel, the 
current topics of the day, all fully abreast with the most advanced ideas of progress, 
are delivered with great frequency, while throughout the entire session the highest 
class of operatic, classical and sacred music is rendered by a company of musical 
artists famous for their ability to interpret the masters of music and their composi- 
tions. Surely there is nothing to be desired, save that the people should avail 
themselves of the possibilities placed within their immediate reach, thus freeing 
themselves from the imputation of lack of desire. 

A number of beautiful cottages have been erected within the grounds during 
the past year, and many more are contemplated, A fine drive has been constructed 
around the Lake, which has been deepened, and its borders graveled and made 
easy of access. 

The session of the Piedmont Chautauqua for the season of 1891 has been 
placed in charge of Dr. J. W. Heidt, of Atlanta, so well and favorably known 
as one of the leading Chautauquans of this country, who promises a programme brill- 
iant beyond any of its predecessors. 

The arrangements for the accommodation of students and teachers have been 
brought to a higher state of perfection, and everything presages the most success- 
ful and satisfactory session of this great enterprise ever held. 



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-A-OST-^ I^-ScT SIS. 

BOWDEN LITHIA WATER. 

By Prof. R. Og:deii Dorenius, M.D,, ]LI^.». 

The attention of the Public is respectfully drawn to this analysis, by one of the 
foremost chemists of this century, the only one made of a Natural Lithia Water 
by a chemist of wide repute. The object of the Bowden Lithia Springs Company in 
having this analysis made by Professor Doremus was that the character of the 
Water might be definitely declared by one competent to perform the task, and it 
fully confirms the very high opinion entertained of the Water by the most accom- 
plished physicians in all parts of the United States. 

Bellevue Hospital Medical College, 

New York, Ajugust 13, 1S90. 
Gentlemen : The samples of your Lithia Water which I received from you 
last month, by Express, the seals being unbroken, Sp. gravity at 15.5° C. 1001.8, 
contain per imperial gallon : 

Calcium Bicarbonate, ...-_.--- 17.247 grains 
Magnesium Bicarbonate, - - - - - - -- - 2.874 

LitHIUM BICARBONATE, ------ 4.447 

Ferrous Bicarbonate, - -- -- ..- . 0.216 
Sodium Chloride, - -- -- ...- 121.783 

Sodium Sulphate, - - ..... .. . 8. 032 

POTASSIUM SULPHATE, - 1.466 

Aluminium Sulphate, - - ... ._. . 0.530 

STRONTIUM SULPHATE, ---...-- 1.226 

Calcium Sulphate, - ........ 12.153 

MAGNESIUM BROMIDE, - - ..... 1.732 

Silicic Acid, - -.-...._ _ . 1.263 

Iodine, - - - - - 1 

Manganese, - - . . [ 

Phosphoric Acid, - - . . j" " ' traces. 

Boracic Acid, - - - . j 

Rubidium — Traces by Spectroscopic Analysis. 

Loss on Ignition, ... .... 5.749 



Total Solid Residue by Calculation, .... 178. 71S 

Total Solids dried at 130" C, . - _ _ - 171.925 

Carbonic Acid in Bicarbonates, . _ _ _ - 9.911 
Organic fatter — NONE. 



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SEAL 

CHEMICAL LABORATORY 

BELLEVUE HOSPITAL 
MEDICAL COLLEGE 



Respectfully submitted, 

R. OGDEN DOREMUS, M.D., LL.D., 

Prof. Chemistry, To.xicology and Medical Jurisprudence, 
Bellevue Hospital Medical College, and Prof. Chemistry 
and Physics, College of the City of New York. 



BOWDEN LITHIA SPRINGS CO., 

Lithia Springs, Ga. 

Thomasv'Ille, Ga., Augiist 30, i8go. 
I feel it to be of the utmost importance to say that I saw this Water taken direct from the Spring, 
placed in new glass vessels, corked, sealed and shipped to Prof. Doremus at the Colles^e of the City 
of New York, and his analysis fully confirms my high estimate of the vahie of llie Walor as evidenced 
hy thorough trials of it in iny practice. I desire further to state that I have absolutely no interest in the 
-Spring or investment apart from a natural desire to acquaint my i>rofessional brethren, and througti 
them the public, with the general and remarkable properties of the Water; and that I was not present 
by invitation, but was spending several weeks at the Springs for purposes of investigation from a 
professional standpoint only. T. S. Hopkins, MD.. 

Member Amer. Med. Ass'n, Med. Ass'n of Ga., International Med. Congress, 
and Amer. Climatological Ass'n. 



BOWDEN LITHIA SPRI?JGS, GEORGIA. 19 



BOWDENLITHIA WATER, 

krom: oeoroia, 

Is prescribed by the most eminent physicians with unerring effect in the following diseases: 

In all disorders dependent upon a Uric Acid Diathesis, Gout, Rheumatic Gviil, Jiheuvuitism, Gravel 
and Stvne in the Bladder, in Chrome Bright's Disease hnd in all affections of the Kidnei/s, Bladder and 
Urethra, lequiring alhaliw treatment. In the various diseases of the Digestive Organs, including 
Dyspepsia, Liver Diseases. Jaundice, etc., it has pioven highly successful. 

In Habitual Constipation and in Hemorrhoids dependent on a torpid condition of the Liver it is a 
remedy of great excellence. The relief afforded by it in Constipation is not due to any decided laxa- 
tive property, hut to its alterative 2>oHvr over thi< secretions, and while in seme of these cases its good 
effects are prompt, in others the continuous use of the water for weeks, or possibly lor months may 
be required to accomplish the desired result. 

In some Of the Affections p-cuHar to Woynen, and especially in Suppressed and in Painful 
Menstruation, it is an efficient remedy. 

In Chronic Malarious Fevers of every variety it is confidently claimed to be a fpeciflc. In Blood 
Poisoning it will be found a potent agent. 

Remarkable results from its use in the A Ibuminuria, Xausea and Urcemic Poisoning of Pregnancy^ 
and in the Albuminuria and Dropsical B^'usions of Scarlatinal patients are reported. 

Its power in Insomnia is unequalled. The Bromides exert a soothing effect upon the sleepless, 
and visitors to the Springs, or those using the Water, may feel assured of a speedy relief. 

As a Nerve Sedative it stands without a rival. 



I|ENE[(AL DII^ECTION^ FOl^ U^l^ THE WATEI(. 

L'nless otherwise directed by the attending physician, we would make the following suggestions : 

AS AN APPETIZER AND IX VIGORA TOR.— One or two glassf uls before meals, and on re- 
tiring for the night. 

FOR DYSPEPSIA ASD STOMACH TROUBLES.— The same quantity as above should be taken 
in from one-half to an hour after meals. The practice of drinking with the meals is objectionable, as 
it dilutes the Salivary and Gastric .Juices and thus impairs digestion. The Water should not be 
taken ice-cold where the digestive powers are feeble. 

FOR RHECMA TISM, DROPSY, KIDSEY ASD URIXARY DISEASES.— The W^ater should be 
drank fieely and at frequent intervals, noc less than six glasses daily, and as much more as 
possible should be taken. 

IX FEVERS AXD IXFLAMMATORY DISEASES. rv^-V£'/J.liZ-r.— The Water taken ice-cold 
and as often as desired, will be found grateful and beneficial, 

ACTIOX OX THE BOWELS.— The NVater does not, in all cases, act directly on the bowels, 
though the constant use of it will prevent and < ure Constipation. If more of a laxative effect is 
desired, add a teaspoonful or more of common salt to the glassful. 

The Water is prescribed with great benefit by physicians in numerous maladies not specifi- 
cally enumerated above, such as Jaundice, Piles, Affections peculiar to Women, Nausea, Vomiting 
during Pregnancy, Nervous Diseases, Malaria and Scrofulous Affections. 



WHEN TAKEN FOR MEDICINAL EFFECT, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD 
ICE BE USED IN THIS WATER. 



PRICE OK W^ATER. 

PER CASE, 1 2 HALF GALLON BOTTLES $5 00 

" CARBOY, 12 GALLONS, UNDER SEAL 5 00 

" CASE, 50 PINT BOTTLES, CARBONATED 7 50 

" " 50 QUART " " 10,50 

Put up only in Flint Glass Bottles, with silver foil caps over corks, lithographed labels and 
trade-mark blown in bottle. None genuine without. We aie n( t responsible for breakage after re- 
ceipt from railroad company in "good order," or for risk of freezing. If your druggist does not sell 
it, write to us. Cash, or its equivalent, must accompany all orders for Water. 



BOWDEN LITHl^A. SPRINGS, GEORGIA. 



What Physicians Say. 

The Analysis of this Water challenges the wo7-ld for its combination of 
Curative Properties, and commands the special attention of the Medical 
Profession. We stdyoin a few Jiotices of ivell-kno^un Physicians. 

Tallulah Falls, Ga., Nov. 26, 18S9. 
Bowden Lithia Springs Co., 

Lithia Springs, Ga. 

Gentlemen — I must thank you for bringing before my notice Bowden Lithia Water, 
a Lithate which any intelHgent medical man or surgeon must " par excellence '' use in 
preferment to the custom of using a chemically formed "Carbonate of I,ithia " for the 
destruction and elimination from the human system of abnormal acids, particularly that of 
"Uric Acid," its basic formations, vide Urate of Soda, etc., etc., or Uric Acid Calculi, 
both of Kidney and Bladder. 

On receiving the Bowden Lithia Water I had under my treatment and daily observa- 
tion a gentleman — Mr. J. G., of this place, who at frequent intervals, suffered intensely 
from the passage of Renal Calculi besides having two calculi in the Bladder of Uric Acid 
formation, each being about the size of a walnut. The latter had existed for some years, 
Clironic Cystitis of a painful character being set up. I considered the case as one fit for 
the operation of "Lithotrity," and shortly after, yet with difficulty, succeeded in breaking 
one of the calculi into three pieces. 

At this time your Bowden Lithia Water reached me, and I decided to give this patient 
no drink save the Lithia Water. On the fifth day its action began to show itself in the 
passage of stones and gravel from the KIDNEY, constantly repeated again and again. The 
bladder at this time was discharging s//iall re?ial calculi, gravel and much sandy substance, 
all of which, under the microscope, showed Uric Acid Crystals in quantity. In tivo weeks 
the Kidneys ceased passing any abnormal matter whatever. In three weeks I again used 
the Lithrotite, crushing "Lvith per feet case the cystic Calculi before referred to. The bladder 
shortly became clear. 

In the passage of the concretions along the Urethra I should state that a small rem- 
nant of a calculi became lodged, requiring surgical interference. Yet the patient is to-day 
zs free, apparently, from Uric Acid trouble as physical man could be. 

Of course I cannot but advise that this gentleman continue to use from time tD time 
the Bowden Lithia Water as a preventative of future trouble to himself, as he comes from a 
gouty family. 

Some day I hope to use Bowden Lithia Water in Rheumatism and Chronic Rheumatic 
Arthritis. Yet in coming to a conclusion relative to the merits of the Water in question, I 
thin\i I could 7tot have chosen a more favorable case than the above. '^Natura veritatem in 
Prof undo Abstrusit." Indeed, / may safely say that in no part of the 7uorld does a more 
valuable or useful Natural Medicinal Water exist for complaints truly recorded by your- 
selves than the Bowden Lithia Waters from Lithia Springs, Georgia. 

Truly yours, 

Percy N. de Duboeay, M.D., 
Fellow Royal College of Surgeons ; Member Royal Medical Society, England ; 
Member Medical Jurisprudence Society, Philadelphia, Pa. 
Resident Physician, Tallulah Falls, Ga. 



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BOWDEN LITHIA SPRINGS, GEORGIA. 21 

From the author of " Mineral Springs of the United States," 

Orange City, Fla., Nov. 3, 1890. 
I have tabulated and compared «// the constituents of BOWDEN, Londonderry, 
Farmville, Buffalo, Carlsbad and the Marquelle of Baden-Baden, and find the BOW- 
DEN LITHIA contains many valuable constituents besides the Litkia, rendering it 
worthy of the most serious study and adapting it to many diseases. I know Professor 
Doremus, and that an analysis made by him cannot be gainsaid. I do not doubt 
the value of the BOWDEN LITHIA WATER, and will use it in my practice for 
those diseases to which such water is applicable. Geo. E. Walton, M.D., 

Author " Mineral Springs of the United States"; 
Membre de la Soci6t<3 d'Hygiene, Paris. 

Hartford, Conn., Jan. 14, 1891. 
I am pleased to say that I have been using the Lithia Water with success in the 
case of my wife, who has been an invalid for three months, suffering from Nervous 
Dyspepsia and accumulation of Gas in the Stomach. Nothing that we did was of 
value until we began to use this water. Since then she has found it to be of great 
value and has improved steadily. T. D. Crothers, M.D., 

President and Superintendent Walnut Lodge Hospital; 
Editor Quarterly Jottrnal of Inebriety. 

106 Euclid Avenue, 
Cleveland, O., Feb. 19, 1891. 
I have three patients using Bowden Lithia Water for Kidney troubles, and am 
happy to report excellent results. Kent B. Waite, M.D. 

Greencastle, Ind., Nov. 22, 1890. 
The Bowden Lithia Water is all you claim for it. I am satisfied that the Water 
is superior to any of its class, and I shall do all I can in its behalf. 

N. G. Smith, M.D., 
Professor Principles and Practice of Medicine, Indiana 
College of Medicine and Surgery. 

Trenton, la., Nov. 25, 1890. 
So far as I have tested the Bowden Lithia Water and the Georgia Bromine- 
Lithia Water they are very satisfactory. W. S. Lessinger, M.D. 

Interior, Mich., Oct. 10, 1890. 
I am greatly pleased with the effect the Bowden Lithia Water had in a case of 
Irritation of Bladder and Prostate. It accomplishes all that you claim for it. I am 
delighted with its action, and cannot too highly recommend it. 

H. G. TiDEMANN, M.D. 

Adairsville, Ga., Oct. 4, 1890. 
I have been drinking Bowden Lithia Water for Renal Calculi. I suffered ten 
days from Renal Colic. After this I passed numerous Calculi and a gritty deposit. 
My urine was bloody. This state of things continued in spite of all remedies used, 
but after I had drunk freely of the Bowden Lithia Water for twenty-four hours I 
never passed another calculus, neither was there any sandy deposit. Both symp- 
toms had been removed by the solvent power of the Water. My urine was per- 
fectly clear and abundant, and has been since I commenced the use of the Water. 

J. W. Bradley, M.D. 



2 2 BOWDEN LITHIA SPRINGS, GEORGIA. 

Ferdinand Seeger, M D., Editor IMedical Classics, writes : 

New York, July ist, 1888. 
I have never seen a clearer water than that from the Bowden Lithia Springs, and I 
take pleasure in saying that I have examined it carefully and recommend its use to all 
sufferers from uric acid troubles. Its sparkling purity gives it a most inviting and 
refreshing appearance. It is very pleasant and palatable, and for mixing with wines it is 
•certainly the peer of any imported water. Ferdinand Seeger, M.D. 

Dr. J. B. S. Holmes, President Georgia State Medical Association, writes : 

Rome, Ga., Oct. 5th, 1889. 
It gives me great pleasure to add my testimony to the value of Bowden Lithia Water 
in many diseases. For several years I have used it extensively in my practice, with the 
most gratifying results. Its effects, in many cases of stomach, kidney, bladder and Ner- 
vous Diseases, have been truly marvellous. I have had particularly happy results from its 
use with ladies suffering with Insomnia and Nervous Dyspepsia. I can and do heartily 
recommend this water as a very valuable remedial agent. 

J. B. S. Holmes, M.D. 

Shelbyville, Tenn. , Oct. 31st, 1889. 
Gentlemen — Having suffered greatly with a severe attack of Papular Eczema for the 
last eight or nine years, I take pleasure in testifying to the great benefit I have received 
from the use of the Bowden Lithia Mineral Water, both by drinking and bathing in the 
■water, for the last three months, at the Springs. The bathing is very soothing to the 
irritated and itching skin, always affording and giving comfort for hours after a bath, and, 
in my case, certainly explodes the theory of many writers on Eczema, that the external appli- 
■cation of luater 7vas injurious to, and aggravated said disease. The action of this water on 
the kidneys is very decided and beneficial, and I cheerfully recommend its use to any one 
suffering with Eczema, or diseases, either functional or organic, of the urinary organs. 

Respectfully, 

R. F. Evans, M.D., 
Ex-President Tennessee State Medical Society. 

Thomasville, Ga., Nov. 24th, 1889. 
Mr. E. W. Marsh, 

Atlanta, Ga. 
My dear sir — Permit me to return you my sincere thanks for the case of Bowden 
Lithia Water which you were so kind as to send to my friend, Mr. C., of this city. It has 
■entirely relieved him of Chronic Irritation of the Urinary Organs of very long standing. 
This is the second case cured by Bowden Lithia Water in my practice, and I shall continue 
its use in such cases. The amount of Bromine in the Bowden Lithia Water leads me to 
believe that its combination with other constituents of the Water, as exhibited by the 
analysis published, will provide a \&ry pleasant substitute for the Fotassic, Sodic, Ammonic, 
Bromic and Lithic Bromides, which we are constantly called upon to prescribe in the 
various forms of Nc7-vous Diseases coming under our observation and treatment. I intend 
to give it a fair trial in these cases. We have in the State of Georgia some of the best 
Mineral Springs in America, but unfortunately they are too near home. If they were a 
thousand miles away hundreds would visit them an 1 be benefited by their medicinal 
properties wh'o now pass them by in search of others with far less merit. 

\'ery truly your friend, 

T. S. Hopkins, M.D. 



BOWDEN LITHIA SPRINGS, GEORGIA. 23 

Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 5th, 18S7. 
I have used Bowden Lithia Water in cases of dyspepsia, l<idney and bladder 
affections with good results. The ingredients, as shown by the analysis, suggested to 
me its use in this class of cases. Where there is sufficient quantity of medicinal elements 
found in mineral waters, they seem to be more efficient as blended by Nature than where 
formulated by art ; hence, the great benefit to many invalids who visit these Springs. 

Tjios. S. Powell, M.D. 

Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 4th, 1S87. 
For the last year I have watched the effect of Bowden Lithia Water in Chronic Dis- 
eases, and have known it to be beneficial in a great many cases. I know a gentleman 
suffering from Dyspepsia, caused by Bright's Disease, to be relieved from this complication 
after using it a short time. 

N. O. Harris, M.D. 

Oxford, Ga., Oct. 5th, 18S7. 
It gives me great pleasure to say that, in my opinion, the Water from Bowden Lithia 
Springs possesses the highest medicinal value. As to the Sweet Water Park Hotel, I do 
not see how it could be surpassed for comfort, elegance, and kind attention to guests. 

Isaac S. Hopkins, M.D., Ph.D., D.D., 

President Emory College. 

State Lunatic Asylum, ) 

Office of T. O. Powell, Supt. and Resident Physician, - 

MiLLEDGEVlLLE, GA. , Oct. lOth, 1887. ) 

I take great pleasure in saying that there can not be any doubt as to the fine medicinal 
properties of Bowden Lithia Water. As to the Sweet W'ater Park Hotel, and its appoint- 
ments, there are none better in this country. The surroundings are all favorable in every 

respect to health and comfort. 

T. O. Powell, M.D. 

Atlanta, Ga.. Oct. 3d, 18S7. 

It gives me pleasure to recommend the Water of Bowden Lithia Springs as an efficient 

medical agent in various diseases. 

R. B. Ridley, M.D. 

I concur in the above after personal observation of their effects. 

J. Mc F. Gaston, 

Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 25, 1887. 
I have watched the effects of the Water from the Bowden Litjiia Springs, situated on 
the Georgia Pacific Railroad, for several years, besides using it in my family, and do not 
hesitate to say that it is a Water of real merit and especially adapted to cases of all chronic 
glandular engorgement, and to Rheumatism .ind its kindred disorders. 

G. G. Rov, M.D. 

Columbus, Ga., Oct. 20, 1887. 
After testing Bowden Lithia Water for over two months in person at the Springs, last 
summer, I cannot say enough in its praise. My daughter, Mrs. J. F. Orr, of Charlotte, 
N. C, was relieved of virulent blood poison, producing painful swellings on her shoulder 
and hand, by the use of one carboy of the Water. I had a patient in New Orleans, who 
had been under the care of several competent physicians for over eight months, and who 



24 BOWDEN LITHIA SPRINGS, GEORGIA. 

was greatly emaciated, and was confined to her bed the greater part of the time. I ordered 
a carboy of Bowden Lithia Water sent to her, and before it was over half drank she was 
able to be up and out. I saw and talked with many while at the Springs who were affected 
with various diseases arising from impure blood, and I do not recollect a case that was not 
benefited. As blood is the life of man, and most diseases originate from its impurity, I 
esteem it the best for blood cleansing of any 7vater in viy knowledge. I tested the Hot 
Springs, Arkansas, for six weeks faithfully before going to Bowden Lithia Springs, with 
little or no benefit. But in less than iivo weeks after drinking Bowden Lithia Water and 
taking the hot baths, I felt like a new man, to which many friends who saw me before 
visiting the Springs, and after, will testify. I could say much more, if necessary. It is a 
very wonderful Water, and I would recommend the afflicted, from whatever disorder they 
may be suffering, to give the Water a thorough trial, and they, as do I, will praise it as a 
great blood purifier and rejuvenator. 

N. J. BussEY, j\I.D. 

Vienna, Ga., Oct. 3, 18S9. 
Bowden Lithia Springs Co., 

Lithia Springs, Ga. 
Gentlemen — Bowden Lithia Water gives the greatest satisfaction in the treatment of 
Jaundice and other Chronic Malarial Diseases. 

T. P. McElreath, M.D. 

A Case of Bright's Disease that was Pronounced Incurable. 

Sandersville, Ga., Oct. 16, 1889. 
Bowden Lithia Springs Co., 

Lithia Springs, Ga. 
Gentlemen — I received the case of Bowden Lithia Water to-day in good condition. 
Enclosed you will find my check for $5.00 in payment for same. My health is much im- 
proved and I am stronger than when I reached home. I have great faith in the water, and 
talk it up to all. Yours truly. 

J. T. VouNi;iu.ooD. 

Judge Youngblood was pronounced incurable and the physicians declined to treat him 
on that account. He visited the Springs, remained two months, and returned to his home 
very greatly benefited. His letter speaks for itself. 

Uncle Rc7nus says : 

Editorial Rooms The Atlanta Constitution, ) 
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 30, 1889. )" 

Bowden Lithia Springs Co., 

Lithia Springs, Ga. 
Gentlemen — Several years ago I was suffering from kidney complaint and generat 
debility. I lost flesh constantly, at the rate oi a pound a week. After treatment by my 
family physician, which failed altogether, and after dosing myself with various patent 
medicines, I concluded to go to Lithia Springs. The place was undeveloped then, but I 
drank the water and sat under the shade of the trees, and recovered my health entirely. 
/ weighed 108 pounds when I went to the Springs, and now I zoeigh 168. I think there is- 
no case of Dyspepsia or kidney ailment that this Water will not cure. I have sent 
hundreds of my friends to Lithia Springs, and they have all been materially benefited. 

Sincerely, 

Joel Chandler Harris. 



BOWDEN LITHIA SPRINGS, GEORGIA. 25 

LiTHiA Springs, Ga., Nov. 20th, 1889. 
Bowden Lithia Springs Co. 

Gentlemen — I take pleasure in bearing most unqualified testimony to the beneficial 
effects which have resulted from the use of Bowden Lithia Water in my family. 

I have resided near the Springs for the last six months. For the first three months my 
wife drank the Water very seldom, as she did not come here for that purpose. For the 
last three months she has drunk no other, and the improvement in her health, almost from 
the time she began its exclusive use, has been so decided that it can be attributed to no 
other cause than the virtues which the Water possesses. She has been free from excru- 
ciating headaches, to which she was before constantly subject, can now eat with impunity 
articles of food in which she before did not dare to indulge, and has, in other respects, 
been greatly benefited. 

She will be absent from home now for some time, but I shall ship the Water more 
than seven hundred miles to her, because I do not consider it even safe for her, at least for 
the present, to forego its constant use. Respectfully, 

Thos. D. Davidson, (Ph.D.) 

Albany, Ga., Nov. i8th, 18S9. 
Bowden Lithia Springs Co. , Lithia Springs, Ga. 

Gentlemen — The Water ordered from you was for a lady visiting us at Mount Air\'. 
She took it for Nervous Prostration and was very greatly benefited by its use. 

Yours truly, 

W. E. Mitchell. 



A WONDERFUL SPRING.— (See page 27.) 
From The N'eiv South, Douglasville, Ga., December 17th, 1889. 

Trustworthy information has reached us concerning the discovery of a medicinal spring 
in this county, at Lithia Springs, about six miles from Douglasville, which marks it as the 
most remarkable one in the United States, if not in the known world. The locality has for 
many years been known as Salt Springs, but has been recently changed to Lithia Springs, 
as, owing to the analysis made of the first known spring, it was found that the water was of 
the class known as saline-alkaline waters. About a year since, another small spring, about 
one hundred yards from the one so well known, was opened, as many who had tasted the 
water were convinced that it had mineral properties. It was not analyzed, however, as it 
was not believed to be of any particular commercial value, or to possess any curative 
properties. A small pavilion was erected over it, more as a resting place for visitors during 
the warm part of the day than for any other purpose, and an ordinary pump put in, to allow 
any one that chose to drink of it. The water had a much more decided taste to it, however, 
than the one used commercially, and a number of visitors, who were accused of possessing 
a somewhat morbid taste, soon grew to like it, on the principle, we suppose, that one can 
grow to like even what at first seems destitute of any attribute to please or attract. 

Among the number were several who had come to the Springs for rest and quiet, and 
they soon discovered that they were inclined to become drowsy and sleepy, among' them a 
physician from Atlanta. This peculiar effect, however, was ascribed to the climate, 
largely, and to the fact that there were no disturbing elements in the current of their daily 
lives while rusticating in the vicinity of the Springs. In the case of the physician, however, 
the statement made by him was to the effect that at no place had he ever been enabled to 
secure such refreshing sleep and rest, and he called the attention of the proprietors to that 
fact, but it was ascribed, as before stated, simply to climatic effects, and no further attention 
was paid to the matter, and no effort made to discover any latent virtue in the water. 



26 BOWDEN LITHIA SPRINGS, GEORGIA. 

During the past summer a number of guests at the Sweet Water Park Hotel, connected 
with the Springs plant, repeatedly urged upon the owners of the property, Messrs. 
E. W. Marsh & Co., to have the water from the spring analyzed, among them being 
Dr. R. F. Evans, ex-President of the Tennessee State Medical Society, residing at Shelby- 
ville, Tenn., who came seeking relief from a violent attack of Papular Eczema, and who- 
found great relief from using the water from these Springs, both externally and as a bath, 
and who also brought a number of his patients to the Springs. But it was not until the- 
latter part of October last that any effort was made to determine its value analytically. 

About the 24th October last, however, Mr. E. W. Marsh, of Atlanta, Ga. (of the great 
dry goods house of Moore, Marsh & Co.), who is the principal owner of the Hotel and 
Springs property, sent over an order to the Manager of the Springs to send him a carboy of 
the water from the Spring in question, in order that it might be demonstrated finally" 
whether there was anything in the water, or whether the visitors or guests were simply 
laboring under a delusion. The water was accordingly carefully gathered in a glass carboy, 
sealed with the company's seal, and sent to Mr. Marsh by express. 

He at once communicated with Dr. N. A. Pratt, of Atlanta, one of the best known and 
most able analytical chemists in this country, stating that he desired a careful quantitative 
analysis made of the water, without giving him any information as to the whereabouts of 
the source of it. The most painstaking and careful analysis was then entered upon by 
Dr. Pratt, consuming eight days, and resulting in surprising him to such an extent that he 
repeated the analysis a second and third time, each subsequent analysis confirming the first. 
Careful inquiry upon his part satisfied him that the water was genuine and pure and that no- 
device or subterfuge had been resorted to, and he therefore forwarded the analysis to- 
Mr. Marsh for publication to the world. 

We are personally acquainted with Mr. Marsh, and have no hesitancy in declaring it as 
our firm conviction that the water is all that it is said to be or claimed to be, namely, the 
most remarkable water known to the general public. The feature that so greatly surprised 
Dr. Pratt was the very large amount of Bromine — 20^ grains to the gallon— an unusuaL 
and unprecedented amount, there being no known spring in the world containing so large 
a quantity. Indeed, we find by comparison that it contains 600 times the amount of Bromine 
in any water now on the market, thus confirming its wonderful properties. 

This analysis has served to explain the peculiar effect of the water upon the visitors and 
guests before mentioned — that of a sedative — Bromine being the great sleep producer and 
nerve sedative, and of unequaled value as a remedy for skin troubles, as we have been 
'nformed by those familiar with its peculiar properties. 

Did space permit \\e should publish the analysis, showing the many wonderful properties 
of the water from this newly-analyzed Spring, and will probably do so at a future date, 
believing that it is the province and office of a newspaper to furnish the public with all the 
mformation that tends to benefit and attract attention to its section of country. 

Here is located the magnificent Sweet W^ater Park Hotel, one of the finest houses and 
most complete in ail its appointments to be found in the South, with first-class accommoda- 
tions for five hundred guests, with the lovely walks and grounds of the Piedmont Chautauqua, 
besides cottages and numerous boarding-houses— the quiet and peace of a retired resort, 
■with every comfort and convenience to be found in the large cities, and only about fort)^ 
minutes' ride to Atlanta. 

Truly, Georgia is a great State, and Douglas County one of the best sections of it. We 
have within our borders the finest lands, the richest ores, the most salubrious climate, and 
progressive and energetic citizens, and we invite the industrious, frugal and honest men of 
all sections to visit us, get acquainted with us and our county, and become one among us. 



BOWDEN LITHIA SPRINGS, GEORGIA. 27 



IMPORTANT. 



BROMINE-LITHIA WATER. 



Nature yields her secrets to the chemist. The Bowden Lithia Springs Company- 
has received from N. A. Pratt, M.D., Consuhing Chemist, of Atlanta, Ga., an Analysis of 
the Water contained in a spring recently opened within the Springs Park, about 100 yards 
from the famous Bowden Lithia Spring, so long and favorably known, owned and con- 
trolled by the Company. 

The result of this Analysis, three times repeated, will beyond all reasonable doubt, 
revolutionize the administration by the Medical Profession of the Bromides in the treatment 
of the wide range of the protean forms of Nervous Troubles, and will demonstrate that 
Nature has provided in the form of bright and sparkling Water the Hypnotic par excellence 
of the world. 

A very strong antagonism is being developed in the ranks of the medical profession 
to the indiscreet use of the Bromide of Potassium of commerce, and while due allowance 
must be made for the natural divergence of opinion among these gentlemen, it is firmly 
believed that this Water, just analyzed, will furnish the greatly desired medium of Anti- 
Nervous medication so long desired by physicians of all shades of opinion. 

Space and time will not permit us in this volume to quote authorities both for and 
against this much disputed form of medication, but this Company will shortly issue a Mono- 
graph upon the subject, setting forth fully the views of the most eminent medical practitioners 
in the world. During the past two seasons the experience of many hundreds of guests at the 
Sweet Water Park Hotel, owned and controlled by this Company, and located at the Springs, 
has furnished the reason for an analysis of this Water, so marvellously rich in Bromine. 

As in the case of so many Mineral Springs, this Spring has been known as undoubtedly 
possessing mineral properties, but was not opened up for the purpose of drinking until 
May, 1887, and a small pavilion was then erected over it for the purpose of affording a 
resting place for guests. The Water was not drunk in any appreciable quantity for months 
after the Spring was opened, however, until claims were made by several physicians and 
guests that their inability to sleep had been overcome by drinking it»and that several who 
had been induced to try it by their acquaintances for cases of Eruptive Diseases and 
Eczema had not only received substantial benefit, but had been absolutely cured by it. 

So marked had several of these cases become that, after persuasion by these physicians, 
and guests, the Company was induced to have an Analysis made for the purpose of deter- 
mining satisfactorily the properties of the Water, and the result marks an epoch in the 
history of Natural Medicinal Mineral Waters. 

On the 25th of October, 1889, orders were received at the Springs from Mr. E. W. 
Marsh, of Atlanta, Ga., the principal owner of the interests in the Springs Company, to 
carefully gather from the Spring a sufficient quantity of the Water with which to have 
made a quantitative analysis of it. Especial care was taken in securing a pure sample 
of the Water, the Manager of the Company being requested to personally conduct its 
shipping. The result is here given in full, and the most careful attention is called to its 
characteristics as a Great Nerve Sedative. See ne.xt page. 



28 BOWDEN LITHIA SPRINGS. GEORGIA. 



ANALYSIS. 



Georgia Geological, Mining and Chemical Bureau, ~) 

i6 FiTTEN Building, - 

Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 24th, i88g.) 

Result of ANALYSIS OF MINERAL WATER, received sealed from Lithia 
Springs, Ga., sent by E. W. Marsh, Esq., Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 27th, 1889, 
expressed in Grains, per Imperial Gallon : 

Total Solid Contents _ _ _ _ _ 173.368 

COMBINED AS FOLLOWS: 



jnniyfTVfTJ S Magnesium Bromide - 
.JllUilllllJj ( Potassium Bromide - 


15.230 ; 
- 5.294 « 


! 20.524 

> 


Lithium Bi-Carbonate 


- 


1.670 


Magnesium Iodide — Iodine - 


- 


.734 


Strontium Sulphate 


. 


.280 


Calcium Sulphate _ _ _ 


- 


20,210 


Aluminium Sulphate 


- 


2.607 


Sodium Chloride 


- 


- 124.490 


Sodium Phosphate 


_ 


.893 


Silicic Acid (Soluble) - 


- 


1.960 



Total Solid Contents _____ 173.368 

The result, especially as to the large amount of Bromine, was so unusual 
and unexpected^ that I have repeated the Analysis tJu-ce times with practically 
the same result. L have made special determination for Iodine, and find as 
reported above. », . ,.^^..^^ ., ^ 

^ N. A. PRATT, M.D., 

Consulting Chemist, 



OUR ONIvY COrvlPETlTTOR. 

there is really no comparison. 
Thompson's Bromine — Grains _ _ _ 0.03615 

Georgia Bromine — Grains - - - 20.524 

Or over 600 times the quantity of Bromine to the Imperial 
Gallon, Comment is Quite Unnecessary. 



GKORGIA 



NATURES GREATEST PRODUCT. 



A safe and thoroughly rehable substitute for the Bromide 
of Potash in the treatment of Netirasthenia, Insomnia, Ner- 
vous Prostration^ the Morphine Habit, Dipsomania and 
Nervous Restlessness, Depression of Spirits, Nervons Head- 
ache, and all forms of Nervous Disorders of every kind. A 
guaranteed specific for the many forms of Eczc7na, Psoriasis, 
Scrofula, and all phases of Skin Diseases. 

Its wonderful combination o{ Bromine, Iodine and Lithia, 
renders it valuable beyond all competitors for Kidney and 
Bladder Troubles when complicated by Nerve Troubles. As 
a Bath water it leaves the skin soft and velvety, and is re- 
freshing and invigorating to the highest degree. For 
Nervous Troubles drink not less than six tumblers daily of 
the Water. 

For Insomnia drink freely through the day and one 
or two glasses one hour before retiring, hot. 

PRICE OK V/ATER. 

Per Case, 12 Half-Gallon Bottles, .-.....- $5 00 

24 Quart Bottles, - - - - - «- -600 

Per Carboy, 6 Gallons, 300 

12 Gallons, ........5 00 

F.O. B. CARS AT THE SPRINGS. 

Cash or its equivalent should accompany orders. Full 
information as to Springs, Baths, Board, &c., &c., cheerfully 
furnished upon application. Do not enclose stamp for reply. 
We supply all information free and promptly. 

BOWDEN LITHIA SmiNGS CO., 

Lithia Springs, Ga. 



30 BOWDEN LITHIA SPRINGS, GEORGIA. 



MEDICAL DEPARTMENT, 

BOWDEN LiTHIA SPRINGS Co. 



Office of 

W. H. Whitehead, M.D., 

Resident Physician. 

LiTHiA Springs, Ga., Dec. i, 1889. 

Bowden Lithia Springs Co. 

Gentlemen — I am pleased to add my testimony to the efficacy of the Water from the 
^nevvly analyzed Spring in this remarkable group of Mineral Springs. 

In a two years e.\perience here as Resident Physician I had very frequently observed 
that all visitors and patients who drank from this Spring exoerienced a drowsy sensation, 
and slept remarkably well. Indeed, so marked was the effect upon some individuals suffer- 
ing from Nervous Prostration causing Insomnia, that I have known them, after drinking 
this Water a very few days, to oversleep, often enjoying 10 and 12 hours of refreshing 
sleep, and securing permanent relief. 

It is needless to say how beneficial a Water of this kind is to the vast army of sufferers 
from the so-called " Nervous Disorders," among all of which INSOMNIA is the most promi- 
nent and distressing symptom. Nothing so soon undermines the human " machine " as 
"loss of sleep." Truly does the poet express the sum of hygienic philosophy and practice 
in his line : — " Tired Nature's sweet restorer, balmy sleep." 

Having observed the practical effects of this Water in producing such refreshing and 
beneficial sleep, and its sedative action upon the Nervous System of invalids and guests 
alike, I was not surprised to learn that it proved, upon analysis, to be unusually rich in 
Bromine, and I am confident the Water will become as famous as a Sedative as your 
Bowden Lithia Water has become as a specific for Bladder and Kidney Troubles. The 
two combined, or drunk in connection, are simply incomparable in their effect upon the 
human system. Very respectfully yours, 

W. H. Whitehead, M.D., 
Resident Physician and Director of Medical Dep't. 

AS A REMEDY FOR SLEEPLESSNESS. 

Shelbyville, Tenn., November, 1889. 
I am very much gratified at the analysis of the Water from the Bromine Lithia Spring. 
It is certainly very remarkable Water, and contains more Bromine than any Water in the 
wide round world that I know anything about, and accounts for its wonderful soothing and 
somnolent qualities to persons afflicted with Sleeplessness, and to show you my faith in it — I 
try to prove it by my works — I have a patient now that I wish to try it with, and wish you 

to send a case of it immediately to Hon. of this place, and be certain to send the same 

that I am using for myself, from the Bromine-Lithia Spring. As soon as the analysis is 
published send me a number of copies of it, as I desire to utilize them. 

R. F. Evans, M.D., 
Ex-Prest. Tennessee State Medical Society. 



HAVEN'T YOU SUFFERED 

LONG ENOUGH 



FROM YOUR 



SKIN DISEASE 



OR 



Bladder Trouble 

In View of the Fact that 

You Can Be Thoroughly Cured 

Of Either by Using 

GEORGIH BROMlNE-LlTHIfl WATER? 



IT HAS NKVER KAILED I 



A Word to the V/ise is Sufficient. 



REMEMBER THE NAME, 

GEORGIA BROMINE-LITHIA. 



BOVVDEN LITHIA SPRINGS, GEORGIA. 3I 

T. D. Crothers, M.D., Hartford, Conn., in Quarterly Jottrnal of Inebriety 
for April, 1890. 
BROMINE-LITHIA WATER. 
A fine Lithia spring has been known for some time at a little hamlet called 
Lithia Springs, in Douglas County, Georgia. Recently an analysis has revealed the 
fact that it is the only spring known to science which contains Bromide of Potassium 
and Magnesia; this is combined with Lithium, Strontium and Iodide of Magnesium. 
The effect of this water is both a tonic and sedative, and in the army of nervous 
cases it gives promise of being a remedy of wonderful power. Theoretically, a 
natural combination of the Bromides with Lithia and the Iodides would be a remedy 
of great value in a large number of cases. Practically, it has more than fulfilled 
these expectations, and although this water has been very recently introduced, there 
are many reasons for supposing that it will become the most widely used of any 
medicinal water known. Our personal experience in three cases of Alcoholic Rheu- 
matism and Neuralgias is very satisfactory, so far, and we hope to announce in the 
near future that at last a remedial water has been found which can be given to all 
Nervous Exhausted cases with great certainty as to the results. As the Hot Springs 
of Arkansas is the great resort of rheumatic and syphilitic cases, this Bromide 
Spring of Georgia may become the great resort of Neurotics of all kinds. It is 
perfectly clear that under any circumstances this Water will become a popular 
remedy and these Springs a famous resort in the near future. 



"The Lithia Water containing j9r(w////(' promises to be more valuable than at 
first supposed. It has proved already to be a superior remedy in Diseases of the 
Stomach and Kidneys." — Dr. T. D. Crothers, in Quarterly Journal of Inebriety, 
January, 1S91. 

1736 Milwaukee A\'enue, 
Ciiic.VGO, Nov. 22, 1S90. 
I have had the opportunity to prescribe Georgia Bromine-Lithia Water in Nerv- 
ous Affections, especially in cases of a Rheumatic and Gouty Diathesis, and I 
believe it to be very useful in these cases. I prescribed the Water, also, in some 
cases of the first stage ol Sclerosis of the Liver. I am glad to state that the result 
was prompt and satisfactory. 

S. D.\Hi., M.D. 

Dr. D. H. Howell, Editor Southern Medical Record, Atlanta, Ga., says of this 

Water, among other things: 

" I have carefully tested the Geori^ia Bromine-Lithia Water in wr own case and 
find it the best I have ever used. I have also prescribed it in my practice for the 
past year, and secured the best of results. In fact, the Water accomplishes all that 
is claimed for it, and I feel that I can write and commend it without any doubt ex- 
isting in my mind, and shall prepare an article for publication upon it." 

February 12, i8gi. 

3200 Vernon Avenue, 
Chicago, 111., Dec. 31, 1890. 

I shall be glad to be instrumental in bringing to the notice of the profession a 

remedial agent of such marvelous powers as I believe your Springs represent and 

possess in an eminent degree. 

Andrew Tas. Park, M.D. 



32 BOWDEN LITHIA SPRINGS, GEORGIA. 

OF THE HIGHEST IMPORTMCE. 



We desire to direct the attention of invalids and others to the very valuable 
properties of these Waters in the treatment of all forms of complaints named : 

Catarrh of the Bladder— One of the most tenacious and stubborn diseases known to the physician, 
rarely yielding to the most heroic treatment. Our record of recoveries in the treatment of this 
dreaded complaint is a truly remarkable one. The Waters have not failed in a single instance to 
peTmanentbj cure every case treated a result unequaled in the realm of medicine. 

Gravel and Sione in Bladder — (Calculi) — A painful and extremely dangerous condition, setting up 
Inflammation of the Prostate, as, also, the entire Urinary Tract, and the fruitful source of 

Cystitis — Acute and Chronic — Vesical Tenesmus and the train of diseases entailing suffering un- 
equaled. We show genuine testimonials from living patients as to the very remarkable recoveries- 
consequent upon the use of the Waters. Undisputed and unquestioned triumphs. 

Rheumatism, Gout— And every form of disorder arising from Uric Acid, yield readily to the Waters, 
owing to the large amount of Lithia (found in its natural and most powerful state), the only ele- 
ment known to science possessing the peculiar power of neutralizing the dangerous acids causing 
Calculi, Urates, Gritty and other Deposits in the joints and organs of the body. The solvent power 
of the Waters has been very fully attested and confirmed by the results of its use in the hands o£ 
distinguished physicians. 

Kidney Troubles— Bright's Disease — Granular Kidney, Albuminuria, Diabetes, Glycosuria, Dia 
betes Mellitus, Lardaceous or Wa.xy Kidney — allot obstinate nature and the cause of a large pro 
portion of deaths from Ursemic Poisoning, Convulsions and kindred diseases — are quickly affected by 
the use of the Waters, with their remarkable Anti-Lithic properties. They absolutely remove all 
Uric Acid from the system. 

Diseases of Delicate Women — Leucorrhoea, Albuminuria of Pregnancy, and every form of Female 
Weakness. As a douche and drink, the Waters have proven themselves of the very highest value. 
Over i,ooo ladies visited the Springs last season, and used the Waters for this purpose with very 
great satisfaction. It has also proved very efficacious in preventing Puerperal Fever, Nausea 
During Term, and other disturbances incident to delicate conditions. The Water will be found a& 
efficacious at your home as at the Springs. 

Skin Diseases— Such as Eczema, Psoriasis, Urticaria, Tetter, Ringworm, Ulcers, Old Sores, have 
yielded and been thoroughly expelled from the system by the use of the Bromine-Lithia Water as 
a Bath and for drinking purposes. We have the record of the most remarkable case in the annals of 
medicine — a prominent physician, who was entirely relieved of a vicious attack of Eczema of 
nine years' duration, and who is now again practising his profession, although abandoned for five 
years prior to his recovery. 

Nervous Disorders— Of every form yield readily to the use of the Bromine-Lithia Water, by reasoa 
of the presence of the Natural Bromides held in a beautiful solution in that Water. This Water 
alone has achieved remarkable results in Insomnia, or loss of sleep, Nervous Depression or Prostra- 
tion, Nervous Dyspepsia, Loss of Appetite, Hysteria, Melancholia, Indigestion, Alcoholic Neuralgia 
and Neuroses generally. 

Dysentery and Diarrhoea — Either .Vcute or Chronic, are relieved by the use of the Bowden Lithia 
Watf.r within 48 hours, and the morbid causes removed thoroughly from the system. Authentic 
cases reported. 

Dyspepsia— (Nervous or Atonic) — Indigestion of every form. Flatulence, Eructation of Wind, Gaseous 
Accumulations in the Stomach arising from Imperfect Digestion, Anamia from Imperfect Assimila- 
tion of Food, are quickly and thoroughly removed by the use of Carbonated Bowden Lithia 
Water, which forms the tinest Ant-acid or Neutrahzer of Acids in Wines and Liquors, thus pre- 
venting inflammation or irritation of the Stomach. As a Table Water the Carbonated Lithia is 
without an equal, as an aid to the Digestion and Assimilation nf Food. 



WmiNG TO THE PUBLIC! 
!flifm\ J/jinepal Watieri^ are Dangepou^! 



Geo. E. Walton, M.D., 

In "Journal of Balneology" for October, 1 



"Even if a mineral water could be artificially made precisely the same as the 
natural water, the manufacture should not be countenanced by the profession or the 
public, for the reason that our perplexities in the use of mineral waters will have 
added thereto those unfortunate imperfections of human nature— avarice and error. 
If cupidity causes man to adulterate sugar, butter, pepper and mustard, wiih which we 
are familiar, how much more certain is it to operate in the shades of the laboratory 
upon an article requiring expensive apparatus and accuracy of methods, of which the 
consumer is in nowise a judge? * * * The unvarying answer should be, 'Discard 
all of them altogether and purchase only the natural water.' " 

Dr. Walton arrives at the following conclusions : 

Natural mineral waters cannot be artificially produced. 

So-called artificial mineral waters are imitations only. They 
do not represent the natural waters, and should not be used 
for them. 

Laws should be passed requiring that imitation waters be 
plainly and conspicuously so labeled, with the formula and 
name of the manufacturer attached. 



BE ON THE SAFE SIDE, 

AND USE THE 

Famous Georgia Natural Mineral Waters, 

WHICH ARE 

ABSOLUTELY PURE. 



XwEET -^ Water -^ Vimi * Horn. 



It? JJotto-EIegancB and Comfort. 




ANGLE OF HOTEL— SHOWING GROVE OF SHADE TREES. 

Summer Season, 1891, opens May I2fh; Winter Season 
opens January llfh, 1892, 

FROM WHICH DATE THE HOTEL WILL REMAIN OPEN CONTINUOUSLY. 



THIS ELEGANT and in every sense high-class modern Hotel was opened May isth, 1888, and 
has since enjoyed tlie most flattering success, owing to its superiorfacilitiesand select patronage. 
It affords first-class accommodations for 500 guests. Furnished in the most modern style, and with a 
CUISINEunsurpassed for quality and service. Elevation, 1200 feet. Temperature — Summer, 75 to 90° ; 
Winter, 40 to 60°. NO SNOW OR SLUSH IN WINTER. Crystal Sun Parlor (Solarium) sur- 
rounding East Piazza, 200 feet in length by 15 in width, for delicate persons and invalids who seek the 
use of the Waters and Climate. The famous Mineral Waters in all rooms, fresh from the Springs, free. 
Sanitary arrangements unsurpassed. NO MALARIA. 750 Electric Lamps ; Dry Steam Heat ; open 
grates in everv room. Sweet Water Park, in the midst of which the Hotel is situated, was designed by 
Landscape Artists, and has a profusion of most beautiful Flowers of every variety — $3,000 having been 
expended for Roses alone — with Fountains, Terraces and Walks, together with 30 varieties of Trees, 
including a Grove of Pines. 30 miles of beautiful Drives. Livery connected with Hote'. Ask us (on 
postal card) to send you our rates. 

E. W. MARSH & CO., Prop'rs, Lithia Springs, Ga. 
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